articleNanoscale Research LettersJan 10, 2015GOLD OA

A highly efficient flexible dye-sensitized solar cell based on nickel sulfide/platinum/titanium counter electrode

Huaqiao University

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Abstract

A composite film of nickel sulfide/platinum/titanium foil (NiS/Pt/Ti) with low cost and high electrocatalytic activity was synthesized by the use of an in situ electropolymerization route and proposed as a counter electrode (CE) catalyst for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells (FDSSCs). The FDSSC with the NiS/Pt/Ti CE exhibited a comparable power conversion efficiency of 7.20% to the FDSSC with the platinum/titanium (Pt/Ti) CE showing 6.07%. The surface morphology of the NiS/Pt/Ti CE with one-dimensional (1D) structure is characterized by using the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The NiS/Pt/Ti CE also displayed multiple electrochemical functions of excellent conductivity, great electrocatalytic ability for…

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Keywords
  • Tafel equation
  • Materials science
  • Platinum
  • Cyclic voltammetry
  • Dielectric spectroscopy
  • Dye-sensitized solar cell
  • Auxiliary electrode
  • Photocurrent
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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